Shan-Shui Landscape Four Fold Screen. Circa Republic of China. A four fold screen in ink and color on a paper support depicting a landscape in Guilin, China. A dreamlike composition known as "Shan Shui" (water and mountains) rendered in tones of blue/green, with ochre, and black depicting a waterway with a mountain range in the background which has a mist outlined in blue, floating over the upper area. A bridge meanders among the mountains in the center field of the composition. The landscape painting is surrounded by a silk brocade border in hues of green and gold enclosed in a black wood frame. There are four rows of calligraphic script in the upper area of the left panel. There are several red chops (not translated) which are possibly the painter's chop and a poem or dedication. Size of Whole Screen: 36 1/4 x 60 1/4 in. #1707